Top Chief Executives
Rock Valley College, Douglas Jensen
Utica College Laura Casamento
Wilmington University (Del.),LaVerne Harmon
Appointments
Tim Albers, director of recruitment marketing and enrollment development, to interim vice provost and dean for enrollment management at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Robert Albertson, professor of management, business, and economics, to dean of the Birdsong School of Social Science at Virginia Wesleyan College.
William Ashworth, vice president for communications and marketing at the Citadel, to vice chancellor for communications and marketing for the Texas Tech University system.
Jared Barber, process modeling engineer at Alcoa, to assistant professor of mathematical sciences at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.
Marco Barker, senior director for education, operations, and initiatives in the office of diversity and multicultural affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to associate vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Westminster College (Utah).
Alan Brangman, vice president for facilities, real estate, and auxiliary services, to executive vice president at the University of Delaware.
Patrick Bridges, associate professor and associate chair of the department of computer science, to interim director of the Center for Advanced Research Computing at the University of New Mexico.
Esther Brimmer, assistant secretary for international organization affairs at the U.S. Department of State, to chief executive of NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
Marko Budisic, visiting assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, to assistant professor of mathematics at Clarkson University.
Carrie Byington, vice dean of academic affairs and faculty development for the School of Medicine and professor of pediatrics at the University of Utah Health Science Center, to vice chancellor for health services, dean of the College of Medicine, and senior vice president for the Health Science Center at Texas A&M University.
Jon Carson, student mentor at the Harvard Innovation Lab and former chief executive of BiddingForGood, to chief executive of CollegeVine.
Laura Casamento, executive vice president and chief advancement officer, to president of Utica College.
Megan Kline Crockett, managing director of Cal Rep, to interim executive director of the Carpenter Performing Arts Center at California State University at Long Beach.
Theodore Cummins, professor of pharmacology and toxicology, to professor and chair of the biology department at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.
David Danahar, interim dean of arts and sciences and senior adviser to the president at St. Bonaventure University, to interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Bobby DeCuir, interim dean, to dean of university college at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
James Diegel, chief executive of St. Charles Health System, to chief executive of Howard University Hospital.
Joyce Easter, professor of chemistry, to dean of the Batten Honors College at Virginia Wesleyan College.
Vicki Ellingrod, professor of clinical and translational psychiatry and associate director of the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research, to associate dean of research and graduate education for the College of Pharmacy at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
M. Dolan Evanovich, vice president for strategic enrollment planning at Ohio State University, to senior vice president for enrollment and student experience at Syracuse University.
Tonya Evans, associate professor of law, to associate dean of inclusion and equity for the law school at Widener University.
Noel Fallows, interim associate provost for international education, to associate provost for international education at the University of Georgia.
Monica Figueroa, assistant state publications cataloger for the State Library of North Carolina, to music catalog librarian in the resource description and management department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library.
Robert Franklin, president of the Interdenominational Theological Center at Atlanta University Center, to senior adviser to the president at Emory University.
M. Boyd Gillespie, professor and vice chair of clinical outreach in the department of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery at Medical University of South Carolina, to chair of the department of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Kevin Gilmartin, professor of English, to dean of undergraduate students at the California Institute of Technology.
J. Christopher Haley, chair of the division of natural sciences and mathematics and coordinator of the earth and environmental sciences department, to dean of the Joan P. Brock School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Virginia Wesleyan College.
James Hardin, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics associate, to associate dean of faculty affairs and curriculum for the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina.
LaVerne Harmon, executive vice president, to president of Wilmington University (Del.).
Linda Hines, chief operating officer, to chief executive of Virginia Premier Health Plan.
Thurman Hollins, interim director of bands, to director of bands at North Carolina Central University.
Sheila Howard, director of undergraduate business programs, to assistant dean of undergraduate business programs in the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business at the University of Dallas.
Long Huynh, director of graduate and professional education programs and services at California State University at Northridge, to associate dean of enrollment management and marketing at Kansas State University Global Campus.
Douglas Jensen, president of Alabama Technology Network, to president of Rock Valley College.
Zhe Ji, graduate assistant in the School of Education at Duquesne University, to director of international student affairs at Vincennes University.
Henry Vanderbilt Johnson Jr., associate professor and chair of the department of curriculum and instruction, to interim dean of humanitites, business, and professional studies at Bennett College.
Tau Kadhi, associate provost for academic programs and undergraduate research at North Carolina Central University, to provost and vice president for academic affairs at Albany State University.
Sebastien Laulhe, postdoctoral associate in the chemistry department at Duke University, to assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.
Kevin Lertwachara, associate dean of undergraduate programs, to interim dean of the Orfalea College of Business at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo.
Martin Lindenberg, an independent consultant and founding chairman of Houston Technology Center, to director of the McNair Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas (Tex.).
Elizabeth Mahaffey, dean of the online program at Shorter University, to director of online programs at Claflin University.
Travis Malone, professor of theater, to dean of the Susan S. Goode School of Arts and Humanities at Virginia Wesleyan College.
Rhonda Maneval, director of undergraduate nursing education and associate professor of nursing at Michigan State University, to executive associate dean of academic nursing in the Lienhard School of Nursing at Pace University New York Campus.
Edward Marable, principal investigator and deputy public defender in the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender, Office of Law Guardian, to assistant dean of student services for the School of Law at Seton Hall University.
Craig Merrett, assistant professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering at Carleton University (Ontario), to assistant professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering at Clarkson University.
Rev. Waltrina Middleton, national minister for youth advocacy and leadership formation and program director of the National Youth Event at the United Church of Christ, to associate dean of Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel at Howard University.
Christopher Needles, senior assistant vice president for development at the University of Florida, to vice president for development at Rutgers University at New Brunswick.
Timothy O’Rourke, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college, to provost and vice president for academic affairs at Virginia Wesleyan College.
Vijay Pendakur, associate vice president for student affairs at California State University at Fullerton, to dean of students at Cornell University.
Pat Piperni, project manager for multidisciplinary design optimization in the advanced design department at Bombardier Aerospace, to associate professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering at Clarkson University.
Scott Roberts, associate vice president for development, to vice president for philanthropy and alumni engagement at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.
Braden Romer, assistant professor of biomechanics at Louisiana Tech University, to assistant professor of exercise science at High Point University.
Maynard Schaus, director of undergraduate research and chair of the division of natural sciences and mathematics, to associate provost at Virginia Wesleyan College.
Alan Stolzer, associate dean for research and graduate studies, to dean of the College of Aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at Daytona Beach.
Cindy Threatt, associate dean of student life, to interim associate vice president and dean of students at Rider University.
Jessica Venlet, library fellow for digital archives at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries, to assistant university archivist for records management and electronic records at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library.
Guofang Wan, professor and chair for the department of teaching and learning at Virginia Commonwealth University, to chair of the department of teacher education and educational leadership at the University of West Florida.
Chelsey Watts, operations manager in the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, to assistant director of partnerships and affiliations in the global education office at Virginia Tech.
Alice Whiteside, reference and instruction librarian at the Rhode Island School of Design, to head of the Joseph C. Sloane Art Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library.
Wendy Wilson, special assistant to the president for strategic communications and university relations at Albany State University, to executive director of the Cordele Center at Darton State College.
Rodner Wright, dean of the School of Architecture and Engineering Technology, to provost at Florida A&M University.
Resignations
Donald Boesch, president of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, effective August 31.
Bernadette Gray-Little, chancellor of the University of Kansas, effective in 2017.
Retirements
Ted Brown, president of Martin Methodist College, effective January 31.
Jon Christensen, chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, effective June 30.
William Johnston, chief executive of the University of Montana Alumni Association.
Martin Mueller, dean of the School of Jazz at the New School.
Rob Oliver, president of Augustana University (S.D.), effective July 31.
David Swinton, chief executive of Benedict College, effective June 30.
Deaths
Jean Ambrose, 83, former assistant vice president for faculty affairs at Rutgers University at New Brunswick, died on September 19 in Somerset, N.J.
Theodore Anderson, 98, professor of statistics and economics at Stanford University, died on September 17.
Aurora Auter, 44, former professor of communications at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, died on September 26.
Daniel Bernstine, 69, former president of Portland State University, died in September.
Robert Blackburn, 81, professor emeritus of educational leadership at California State University-East Bay, died on September 10.
Ernie Bond, professor in the Seidel School of Education at Salisbury University, died on September 20.
Fran Burke, 88, professor emerita and former chair of the public management department at Suffolk University, died on August 23.
David Evans, 77, professor emeritus of biology at Kalamazoo College, died on September 20.
Patrick Boleyn Fitzgerald, 50, associate professor of philosophy at Lawrence University, died on September 4 in Appleton, Wis.
Henry Ford, 70, former basketball coach at Hampton University, died on September 11 in Atlanta.
Robert Jess Frame, 81, former associate dean of executive programs in the Cox School of Business and professor of finance and economics at Southern Methodist University, died on September 8 in Dallas.
Brage Golding, 96, former president of San Diego State University, died on August 24 in San Diego.
George Edward Haring, 71, former assistant vice president for instruction at Elgin Community College, died on September 21.
John Herr, 68, director of the Center for Research in Contraceptive and Reproductive Health and professor of cell biology, urology, and biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia, died on September 17.
Brother Louis Hurcik, 83, professor emeritus of physical education and wellness at the University of Notre Dame, died on September 23.
Bernard Izzo, 92, former professor of music at North Central College, died on August 5.
Alfred Kwok, 50, professor of physics and astronomy at Pomona College, died in September.
Raymond Pelanda, 88, former chief financial officer at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and Pharmacy, died on September 22.
Ben Steele, former professor of art at Eastern Montana College (now Montana State University at Billings), died on September 25.
Robert Strong, 73, former professor and associate dean in the department of university studies in the School of Education at St. Edward’s University, died on September 21.
Michael Williams, director of the black studies program and associate professor of social work at Cleveland State University, died on July 12.